What are Afghanistan chances of winning maiden Test against India?

Afghanistan will play their maiden Test against India at Bengaluru on June 14. They are coming off a 3-0 T20I series win over Bangladesh. No one expected them to do well. Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai has went to the extent of saying that his spinners are better than India’s.

But performing in Test cricket with red ball is a different ball game and needs a lot of hard work to achieve success.

Dinesh Karthik dismissed Stanikzai’s statement, stating India’s spinners are more experienced and it is something that can not be bought but earned over the years.

Cricwizz takes a look at Afghanistan’s chances of winning their maiden Test in their first Test itself.

Chance of winning

1:11 Australia are the only team so far to win their maiden Test out of 11 teams, including Ireland, who have played Test cricket so far.

Chances of draw

1:11 Only one team has been able to draw their maiden Test. It has been Zimbabwe who drew their maiden Test against India at Harare in 1992.

Chances of winning against India

0: 3 None of the teams who played their maiden Test against India have been able to win the match. Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have been played their maiden Test against India and failed to win.

Chances of draw against India

1:3 Only one team has been able to draw their maiden Test against India. It has been Zimbabwe.

Chances of losing against India

2: 3 Two teams have lost their maiden Tests against India. It has been Bangladesh and Pakistan, India’s neighbours. Afghanistan is also a neighbouring country.

Chances of a century by an Afghanistan player

4:11 Only four players have scored a ton in their country’s maiden Test. Charles Bannerman of Australia became the first player to score a ton in Test of cricket. He cracked 165 retired hurt in the Melbourne Test of 1877.